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Surprise! Litigation Against Trump’s Tariffs — Led by Small Business, Conservative Funding (Koch) and Western States — Six Interesting Facts.

     What’s really interesting in tariff litigation against Trump’s tariffs? Six very interesting facts.        One, there is an expanding legal campaign against these tariffs. Two, litigation has been filed by small firms (not large firms or … Continue reading

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Update — 1798 Alien Enemy Act & Migrant Deportations — Anyone Remember History & Basic Constitutional Rights?

        The Supreme Court again (the second time) ruled against the Trump administration.  It declared that the 1798 Alien Enemies Act requires notice of legal rights to detainees and notice of due process.  There is substantial precedent for … Continue reading

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Yet More Anti-Trump Tariff Litigation: Will They Uphold the Constitution, Yes.

        Yet another lawsuit (by twelve states) has just been filed contesting the legality of Trump’s tariffs. It contests the validity of various tariffs proclaimed under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Simply stating there was … Continue reading

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Update — 1798 Alien Enemy Act & Migrant Deportations — Anyone Remember History & Basic Constitutional Rights?

     The Supreme Court again (the second time) ruled against the Trump administration.  It declared the 1798 Alien Enemies Act requires notice of legal rights to detainees and due process.  There is substantial precedent for this.      The … Continue reading

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Courts (and Congress) Starting to Counter Trump’s Tariffs 2.0.

      Really obscure laws and legal doctrines are being increasingly utilized by Trump to unleash a growing global trade war — especially for non-economic objectives. (The 1798 Alien Enemies Act, Reciprocal Tariffs from the late 1800’s, and the … Continue reading

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Trump’s Tariffs — Relying on Really Old Law & Doctrines — The Easier for Federal Courts to Declare Tariffs Void & to Reestablish a Sense of Law & Order.

     Really obscure laws and legal doctrines are being increasingly utilized by Trump to unleash a growing global trade war — especially for non-economic objectives. (The 1798 Alien Enemies Act, Reciprocal Tariffs from the late 1800’s, and the 1950’s … Continue reading

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Trump Threatens New Tariffs & Int’l Taxes — The Newest Onslaught on the Global Economy.

Global Taxes are the new battlefield announced by President Trump during his first week in office. Trump threatens new tariffs and new taxes on foreign companies. His threat of new taxes is the newest threat in his onslaught on the … Continue reading

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Jan. 2025 — Recent Trade Actions Will Provide Trump 2.0 with a Greater Platform for Even More Confrontational Trade Policies.

    Recent developments in the last few weeks leading up to Trump 2.0 indicate strongly that a new era in trade policy is being cemented. Biden’s recent extension of export controls on exports to China concerning technology, his blocking … Continue reading

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U.S. Agriculture, Trade Wars, Exports and Subsidies — Still Problems for Smaller Farms.

      The U.S. agricultural sector benefits from historically extensive subsidies legislation as well as new legislation under the Biden administration. Exports are of great significance. Trump’s tariff wars with China caused a great number of losses that were … Continue reading

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BIDEN – TRUMP TARIFF WARS — MORE COMING?

The Trump-Biden 2.0 presidential race this year is leading down the road to competitive protectionism. Here’s various quote from recent article discussing this unfortunate, and all too obvious, development. …. “Donald Trump famously and proudly declared himself Tariff Man during his presidency … Continue reading

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